Dustdigger

Dustdigger

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the dustdigger is a type of fictional monster.

Publication history

The dustdigger first appeared in the first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons adventure modules Pharaoh (1982),[1] Oasis of the White Palm,[2] and Lost Tomb of Martek (1983),[3] and was reprinted in the original Monster Manual II (1983).[4]

Description

A dustdigger is a desert dwelling creature that looks like a giant starfish with five arms around a central maw. A dustdigger inhabits arid areas with loosely packed, sandy soil, such as desert dunes, where it digs a hole to hide in and traps creatures to swallow them whole.

Other publishers

The dustdigger appeared in the Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.[5]

The dustdigger appeared in Paizo Publishing's book Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2 (2010), on page 112.[6]

References

  1. Hickman, Tracy and Laura Hickman. Pharaoh (TSR, 1982)
  2. Meyers, Philip and Tracy Hickman. Oasis of the White Palm (TSR, 1983)
  3. Hickman, Tracy and Laura Hickman. Lost Tomb of Martek (TSR, 1983)
  4. Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983)
  5. Green, Scott; Peterson, Clark (2002). Tome of Horrors. Necromancer Games. pp. 120–121. ISBN 1-58846-112-2.
  6. Baur, Wolfgang, Jason Bulmahn, et al. Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2 (Paizo Publishing, 2010)
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